How To Start An Android App With Valgrind

I've been searching for the last week trying to find an answer to this question. How do I start an Android app with valgrind? I know I can start an app with the 'am' command, but

Solution 1:

You can try to clear the logcat first

prompt# adb logcat -c
prompt# adb logcat

You should be able to see the logs coming in once you triggered your application.

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.example.hellojni/.HelloJni

I had problems with my shell script and i used this instead.

adb shell setprop wrap.com.example.hellojni "logwrapper /data/local/Inst/bin/valgrind"

You should be able to pass in the parameter right after valgrind

Solution 2:

I encountered this problem too. In my situation, I edit the "val.sh" in windows & adb push it to the emulator, but the shell script could not be executed correctly. Then I use a echo "*" > val.sh style to make the "val.sh" and It works well.

So you should first make sure the "val.sh" could be interpreted correctly.